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Stephen Day wrote:I don't fault Marvel for wanting to make money. The problem is that, as an Avengers fan, I want to follow that team as thoroughly as I can while at the same time getting other stuff that looks interesting as well. When there are too many Avengers titles being published, my budget starts getting stretched, and those two things start coming into conflict. At that point I have to start making tough decisions and I don't like being put into that situation. Right now I'm there and I'm not happy about it..

Stephen Day wrote:I don't fault Marvel for wanting to make money. The problem is that, as an Avengers fan, I want to follow that team as thoroughly as I can while at the same time getting other stuff that looks interesting as well. When there are too many Avengers titles being published, my budget starts getting stretched, and those two things start coming into conflict. At that point I have to start making tough decisions and I don't like being put into that situation. Right now I'm there and I'm not happy about it.

This is the main reason why I've avoided most things X related for years..

then follow the ones that feel the most like Avengers to you or contain the characters you like. I just don't get the whole "getting upset" because Marvel is publishing something different. No one is forcing you to buy the books, the only two Avengers books right now that are even telling remotely the same story is Avengers and New Avengers. Marvel believes there's a space in their catalogue for this book, so why not publish it. And it coming out of Age of Ultron it makes sense in a way to have a book with the robotic characters.

e_galston wrote:then follow the ones that feel the most like Avengers to you or contain the characters you like. I just don't get the whole "getting upset" because Marvel is publishing something different. No one is forcing you to buy the books, the only two Avengers books right now that are even telling remotely the same story is Avengers and New Avengers. Marvel believes there's a space in their catalogue for this book, so why not publish it. And it coming out of Age of Ultron it makes sense in a way to have a book with the robotic characters.

I never claimed that I was being forced to buy these titles. It's a matter of preference. I'd prefer to be able to get all Avengers related titles while having enough room in my budget to buy a number of other things I want to check out. I don't want to have to be in a position in which I have to choose an Avengers title or another title I'd like, but not both. A few months ago this wasn't a problem for me and now it is and it's because Marvel is expanding the number of Avengers titles. I'd prefer to be in the situation I was in a few months ago budget wise -- that's all I'm saying.

Jocasta isn't really on that good of terms with Hank Pym though, so that makes sense... and Jim Hammond is kind of not in the right mindset after Remender's final Secret Avengers arc to really join a team.

chap22 wrote:well, i'm glad Marvel's wasting no time in spoiling that both Pym and Vizh come out of Age of Ultron OK and still heroes. thanks for assuaging my fears and letting me know i can save roughly 36 bucks on the rest of this yawn-inducing non-"event".

You're braver than me. I bailed after the first issue. $3.99 was just too pricey for a book in which approximately nothing happened.

That's what I've learned from this too. It's not like they're even being dumped into decent titles. Marvel Now has so many good books the Runaways could be shuffled into but ever since their title ended they've been getting crap guest appearances.